Our day started with swells of roughly 10 feet, or three meters. That’s a fairly big swell, even for a cruise ship, when on the open sea. But these were swells, not waves with white caps, so it was a gentle roll to the ship all day. Well, more than gentle, more of a major roll that was slow and gentle. Sort of like rocking a baby to sleep, very rhythmic.
It makes it harder to walk in a straight line, but there isn’t that uneven jerk or slam when waves hit, just that roll.
I finished my photo safari of the ship’s artwork, and also walked around the pool deck. One of the afternoon “activities” was learning how to open a life raft, and that took place in the pool. NO one was in the pool, because the water was sloshing around, back and forth, with the rolling of the ship. I always find that rather amusing, to see more white caps in the pool than on the open seas.
My activity of the day, other than my personal photo safari, was attending a lecture on famous art heists. Fascinating information for anyone who loves art, but I won’t bore you with the details here. Just that the most frequently stolen piece of art is the two ton altar piece of the Ghent Cathedral, painted by Jan van Eyck. (It was stolen seven times.) And that the artist who has had the most frequently stolen paintings is Picasso.
Not much else happening. There are all kinds of activities that Richard and I skip, because we both rather enjoy the quiet of a sea day. It’s relaxing, we can catch up on things like reading or blog writing, and there are plenty of quiet places around the ship.
After our day in the Azores, we’ll have nearly a full week crossing the ocean, so there will be plenty of sea days ahead!
Wow! Pretty significant swells. Glad you were able to navigate around the ship safely!
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